Airship.



M. SINGELMANN.

AIRSHIP.

' APPLICATlO N FILED JAN. 2. 914.

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Patented Feb. 27, 1917.

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M. S'INGELMANN.

AIRSHIP.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 2, I914.

Patented Feb. 27, 1917.

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MAX SINGELMANN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PATENT OFFICE;

AIRSHIP.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb. 27; 1917.,

application filed January 2, 1914. Serial No. 810,087.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAX SINGELMANN, a subject of Emperor William II of Germany, residing at Chicago, in the county ofeCook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Airship, of which the following is a specification. I

My invention relates to 'air ships in which only mechanical power is employed in .connection with suitable planes or wings'to support and propel the sameabove the ground and .the objects of my improvementsare' first, to make the planes or wings movable with relation to the body of the device; second, to so shape the movable planes or wings that their movement will lift and propel the device along; third, to make an air ship which cannot fall with dangerous speed;

fourth, to make a simple, eflicient and dur-' able device and other features tobecome ap;

parent from the description to follow.

Unlike the common aeroplane my air ship does not depend wholly upon its speed through the air for its buoyancy but the planes or wings are moved bodily up and down as well as forward and back with respect to the body of the car and the form of such planes or wings will result in the device lifting itself off the pelling itself along. a

To describe my invention so that-{others versed in the art to which it pertains can ground and prof which Figure 1, 1s a plan view of an air ship, embodymg my invention; Fig. 2, is a side elevation of the same and Fig. 3, is a section;

on line 33 of Fig. 1.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The body of the ship may ,have any desired form and be of a size to accommodate the engine 4 and one or more passengers. The-body is preferably made flat on the bottom and may be provided with suitable wheels 5 for convenience in moving the ship along the ground.

Two or more cross shafts 6 and 7 are mounted in suitable bearings 8 secured to the body. Each end of each shaft 6 and 7 is provided with a crank arm 9 just outside of the bearings 8 and the ex tremity of each arm 9 is provided with a crank pin 10 which crank pins are extended out a material distance on either side of the w of the Each shaft 6 and 7 has rigidly secured bodyand have pivotally secured thereto the I planes or wings 11. The planes or l'wings 11 on 'each side of the body of the ship are connected by a suitable brace 12 so that thesaid: connected planes. or wings are always retainedin approximatelythe same plane,

. which is parallel with. the longitudinal axis ship body.v

thereon a sprocket wheel 13 which is operatively connected by means of the chain 14 to the small sprocket wheel 15 driven by the motor or engine 4 by means of. suitable gearing 16'. Each plane or wing 11 is formed with a pocket on its underside which is -made of some considerable depth at the front end. 17 and gradually slopes toward the rear end 1 8 where there is no pocket. This pocket on the under side of each plane or wing is designed to'lift the ship upward and propel it forward when the shafts 6 and 7 are rotated, and may be. varied'considerably without departing from the scope of 19 connected by a suitable chain 22 to the operatingwheel 23, is for guiding the ship from side to side while the rudder 20 co nn'ected by a, suitable chain 24 to the operat-.

ing lever 25 is for guiding the ship up and down. An operators seat 26 is provided in close proximity to the operating wheel 23 and lever 25. I

.In operation the motor 4 is started and constantly rotates the shafts 6 and 7 clockwise as viewed in Fig. 2, thus, the ship body and contents being heavier than the planes or wings, the planes or wings are made to constantly pass in a circle with the axles of the shafts 6 and 7 as the centers. 7 pocket formed planes or wings 11. cause the ship to rise and move forward, and the operator by manipulating the wheel 23 and lever 25 guides the ship as desired.

It the engine or motor-4 should stop or what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1.- In a device of the class described, a

The i suitable body portion, suitable uprights, on each side of the body at the front, suitable uprights on each side of the body near the back, a shaft journaled in the upper ends of said first named uprights, a shaft journaled in the upper ends of said second named uprights, means for rotating said shafts in unison, integral cranks formed on the extremities of both of said shafts, a separate pocket formed plane pivotally mounted on each of said cranks and a rigid brace connecting each fore and aft pair of planes to retain the planes parallel to the body por-v tion. I

suitable body portion comprising a boat provided with wheels to support the same when' upon the ground, a motor in said body, suitable uprights on each side of the body at thefront, suitable uprights ion each side,

in the upper ends of said first named uprights, a shaft journaled in the upper ends of said second named uprights, suitable gear ing connecting said shafts with said motor for rotating the shafts in unison, integral cranks formed on the extremities of both of said shafts, a separate pocket formed plane pivotally mounted on each of said cranks and a rigid brace connecting each fore and aft pair of planes to retain the planes parallel to the. body portion.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my 7 I I p name to this specification in presence of two 2-. In a device of the class described, a

subscribing witnesses this 30th day of December, 1913, at Chicago, Illinois.

, MAX SINGELMANN.

"Witnesses: T v

R. J. JACKER,

M. WEI-IRHAN. 

